SWISS_MD11_JFK_1203_JP_small.jpgSwiss Asia MD11 taxiis to gate B29 at T4 JFK. On the hardstands are World MD11, Northwest and El Al 747-400's

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DELTA_L1011_N766DA_JFK_0997_JP_MAIN_small2.jpgHistoric shot showing the 4 big commercial aircraft manufacturers a couple of decades ago: McDonnell Douglas, Lockheed, Airbus-Aerospatiale, Boeing. The Air France Concorde is F-BTSC, the one that unfortunately crashed in Paris, leading in part to the ultimate demise of the beloved airplane...

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ELAL_747-400_4X-ELA_TLV_0212_JP_AVART_small.jpgReady for taxi to the active to depart for JFK

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ELAL_747-400_4X-ELC_JFK_1113_JP_small.jpgWhile on layover in JFK for 3.5 hours, caught this El Al 747-400 landing at 5:50AM
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T4_JFK_0713M_JP_small.jpgConcourse B @ terminal 4 is Delta's new home (previously at terminal 3)

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ELAL_777-200_4X-ECB_JFK_0604_JP_small.jpgJune 2004- 530AM arrival of El Al 777-200 from Tel Aviv, set up for the runway 31R landing shot by 22R-4L and Charlie- she touched down right in front- beautiful...

ELAL_737-800_MUC_0212J_JP_small.jpgFlying from Munich to Tel Aviv

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ELAL_747-400_4X-ELB_JFK_0895_JP_small.jpgEl Al 747-400 in one of the most elegant color schemes (the current one is awful in comparison) taxies on to runway 4L @ JFK as the long journey to Tel Aviv begins...

ELAL_747-400_4X-ELA_TLV_0212B_JP_small.jpgTaxi out for departure to JFK, terminal 4, gate B29

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ELAL_747-200_4X-AXD_EWR_0896_JP_small.jpgThis slide was is complete salvage job. It is out of focus, scratched badly and has lots of dust/dirt. I cleaned it up the best I could because you may see photos of El Al 747's, and you may see photos of the World Trade Center, but you won't see photos of both of them at the same time. shown here is El Al 747-200 landing on runway 22L at Newark, as the WTC looks on...

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JFKTOWER_JFK_0796_JP_small.jpgI used to love coming up to the tower to watch the action. On this particular morning, Kennedy was on the 4's as evidenced by an American 767-300 about to taxi into position on runway 4L. On the IAB hardstand is an El Al 747-400, which arrived earlier in the morning from Tel Aviv

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AMERICAN_727-200_N895AA_JFK_0191_JP_small.jpgAmerican 727-200 departs on runway 4L. In the background we see the new tower at JFK under construction. On the IAB ramp we have two El Al 747-200's, Air France Concorde, Varig 747-300, Zambia DC10

T4_JFK_0503_JP_small.jpgTACA A320 at gate 29, Champion Air 727 at gate 31. North American 767-300 at hardstand, El Al 747-400 taxiing out on taxiway Kilo with Delta Connection Dornier 328 jet looking on from Delta's T3 ramp

ELALCARGO_747-200F_4X-AXG_JFK_0491_MAIN_small.jpgSad memories. When I worked for El Al Cargo in the early 90's, I used to go on board 4X-AXG many times. This was El Al Cargo's only true freighter (meaning it was born in the factory as a cargo plane, it was not a converted passenger plane). Sadly, -AXG was lost in a fiery crash in Amsterdam just months after this photo was taken...

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ELAL_777-200_4X-ECB_JFK_0604E_JP_small.jpg530AM arrival on runway 31R and the big kiss for JFK tower...

KUWAIT_A340-300_9K-ANC_JFK_0602_JP_small.jpgNice overview from the 7th floor of JFK tower on a summer evening

ELAL_767-200_4X-EAD_TLV_0212_JP_small.jpgThis airplane served the airline well for over 27 years. It's time has come and gone...

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ELAL_737-800_MUC_0212B_JP_small.jpgMany spotters in Europe are used to seeing a police escort for all departing El Al flights. Well here is what it looks like from inside the airplane...

ELAL_747-400_4X-ELA_TLV_0212_JP_small.jpgFor many years, I've watched El Al 747's pushed back at JFK for the flight to Tel Aviv. Here is an El Al 747-400 pushed back and ready for the flight to..... JFK

CRW_8537_JP.jpgBeautiful selection of aircraft; Alitalia 767, El Al 777, Continental 777, Hooters 737, Independence Air CRJ. All of these color schemes are now gone and Hooters & Independence Air are out of business

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ELAL_747-400_JFK_0410jpavnet.jpgThe midnight departure to TLV is about to get underway as 4X-ELB has been pushed back and ready for taxi to rwy 4L

airindiaVT-ALG772LRsep09.jpgBusy morning at terminal 4. Air India 777LR pushed back from gate 4 to a hardstand for the day (comes in early morning and departs at night), while concourse B is filled with aircraft being prepped for their impending departure

elal_777-200_LAX_1109joepries.jpgEl Al's 777 4X-ECF makes a graceful departure out of LAX's runway 25R on its way to TLV (Tel Aviv)

jfk_1204_overview.jpgView from JFK tower's break room of Terminal 4 concourse B where the daily Swiss ZRH/GVA flights are resting at gates 27 & 29. North American 767-300 is at gate 31, while Virgin 747-400 is at gate 28 and El Al 777-200 is at gate 26. Out on the hardstands are NWA 747-400, El Al 747-400 and Travelspan 757-200. Seen in the distance is the takeoff que for 31L departure.

elal4xecbJune04.jpgNot much light yet for this 530AM arrival from TLV

indepcrjn685brewrjul05.jpgA beautiful selection of aircraft with two of them a part of history; Independence CRJ-200, Hooters 737-300, Continental 777-200 and El Al 777-200